Kelly Ann Hu (born February 13, 1968) is an American actress and former fashion model. Hu was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to Juanita, a draftswoman for Honolulu, and Herbert Hu, a salesman and exotic bird feeder; the two divorced during Hu's childhood. She is of Chinese, English, and Hawaiian descent. She attended Maʻemaʻe Elementary School and Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, Hawaii.